Econ at MIT?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Chance a junior for econ at MIT? I understand that MIT does not require you to apply to specific colleges (Sloan, etc) but Econ/Management is my intended major at MIT. I will also be applying other schools for the same areas of study. Just a quick run down of stats:</p>

<p>GPA: UW: 3.83 W: 4.23, IB Diploma Candidate </p>

<p>Rank: School does not release rank unless you are in top 10%, which I am (9/117)</p>

<p>SAT: 2130 (710 on each section) will retake again in May looking for 750 in each section</p>

<p>ACT: Taking it for the first time in April</p>

<p>Major Leadership Positions: President and Founder of Business Professionals of America since 9th grade, President and Founder of Students Against Destructive Decisions since 9th grade (I lead red ribbon week every year for the entire K-12), Junior Assistant Scoutmaster for two years, Class Secretary, will be on MUN (Model United Nations) Secretariat next year</p>

<p>Major Awards: Best In Nation for the Verizon Innovative Application Challenge, I will be creating the proposed application with MIT's Media Lab, MIT Zero Robotics (4th in the nation, 7th international), Eagle Scout, Global Social Cooperative Challenge Semifinalist, Presidential Service Award - Gold (5 times), over 1500 hours in community service, Best Delegate in Dallas Area Model United Nations</p>

<p>Work Experience: Intern for a start up created by an MIT grad, have been interning since 9th grade as a Business Analyst and will receive a rec letter from him ; started a non-profit organization with my friend to help raise money for a child rehabilitation camp in Afghanistan </p>

<p>Summer Programs: Accepted and will attend MIT Launch this summer, accepted but will not attend Foundation for Teaching Economics</p>

<p>EC's: AAU Basketball and Varsity swimming, MUN, NHS, all since 9th grade, induction to NHS is in 10th grade</p>

<p>I also plan to minor in international relations, as that is an interest of mine because of my involvement with MUN and as a candidate for the IB Diploma.</p>

<p>PM me if you would like me to chance you as well!</p>

<p>My College list (for now):
MIT
Harvard
Penn (Either the college, Wharton, or the Hunstman Program)
Cornell
Duke
Northwestern
UC Berkeley
UT Austin (McCombs)
UMich (Ross)
Georgia Tech (Finance)
UTD</p>

<p>And maybe some more that I haven't thought of!</p>

<p>Thanks for reading!</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>Why is your weighted gpa so low? Aren’t you in IB, even with a non 4.0 UW, it should definitely be over 5?
You look well rounded but your SAT/GPA can definitely be higher
MIT High Reach
Harvard High Reach
Penn Reach
Cornell Low Reach
Duke Reach
Northwestern Low Reach
UC Berkeley Reach
UT Austin Match
UMich Match
Georgia Tech Low Reach
UTD Match</p>

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<p>@antismathmatter My school does 2 years of IB during the senior year and during junior year you take AP Classes, my school does 93+ for 4.0 and there’s no grade inflation at all, and the weighting isn’t out of 5.0 its kinda weird</p>

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<p>@ijustwantsuccess ok, just wanted to clarify, but I think my chance looks pretty accurate, in general all ivies are reaches, despite all the achievements people have, a lot of the things we lists are more like qualifications, and most colleges care more about character, personality, passion, etc.
You definitely stand a chance for a lot of these schools, if you explain how your school weighs classes.</p>

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<p>@antismathmatter , thanks, most of the info about weighting is in the school profile that the school sends, but my school isn’t well recognized with the ivies i.e we had our first Harvard this year after 16 years</p>

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<p>bump</p>